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additional  supply,  it  behooves  the  Government  and  those  inter- 
ested to  do  all  that  is  reasonable  toward  safe-guarding  and  in- 
creasing the  local  sources  of  supply.  With  the  steep  gradient 
and  the  liability  of  excessive  erosion  when  the  forest  cover  is  re- 
moved, it  becomes  important  that  this  area  should  be  protected. 
The  setting  apart  of  this  section  as  a forest  reserve  is  a step 
toward  efficient  protection  and  reasonable  care.  Like  the  other 
forest  reserves  on  Kauai  the  Moloaa  Reserve  belongs  to  the  “pro- 
tection forest”  class.  It  should  be  treated  accordingly. 
Lands  Included. 
The  lands  within  the  proposed  Moloaa  Forest  Reserve  fall 
readily  into  four  classes  : ( i ) Those  owned  by  the  Moloaa  Hui- 
Moloaa,  Papaa  and  Aliomanu,  in  all  144  acres;  (2)  small  por- 
tions of  two  private  grants,  6 acres;  (3)  the  lands  controlled  by 
the  Kilauea  Sugar  Plantation  Company,  1,905  acres;  and  (4) 
the  government  lands,  3,615  acres. 
The  government  lands  comprise  64  per  cent,  of  the  area  of  the 
reserve.  They  are  the  two  lands  of  Papaa,  1,425  acres,  and 
Papaa-Moloaa,  2,190  acres.  The  latter  land  is  not  under  lease. 
It  can  definitely  be  set  apart  at  once.  Papaa  is  under  lease  to  the 
Kilauea  Sugar  Plantation  Company.  The  lease  expires  Febru- 
ary 10,  1912.  The  reservation  of  this  land  will  be  subject  to 
this  lease  and  will  not  go  in  full  effect  until  its  expiration. 
The  portions  of  the  Hui  lands  included  in  the  reserve — a small 
area — are  the  extreme  mauka  ends  of  low  lying  lands  that  are 
now  used  for  grazing.  As  the  reserve  line  is  drawn  as  near  as 
possible  to  the  foot  of  the  pali  on  the  north  side  of  the  Anahola 
Ridge,  fencing  is  unnecessary.  The  inclusion  in  the  reserve  of 
this  area  of  private  land  does  not  deprive  the  owners  of  any 
rights,  for  the  slopes  are  so  steep  that  the  portion  of  the  Hu)/ 
lands  so  included  is  of  little  or  no  use. 
The  few  acres  of  private  grants  included  in  the  reserve  result 
from  carrying  the  boundary  line  through  between  the  points  that 
could  most  conveniently  be  used  as  signal  stations.  Were  it 
found  necessary  these  areas  could  easily  be  fenced  out  of  the  re- 
serve. 
The  lands  owned  or  controlled  by  the  Kilauea  Sugar  Planta- 
tion Company  include  portions  of  the  three  private  lands  of 
Kilauea,  Kahili  and  Pilaa,  and  the  leasehold  until  1912  of  Papaa 
(government).  The  boundary  of  the  reserve  across  these  lands 
was  fixed  after  conference  with  the  late  Mr.  F.  Scott,  the  former 
manager  of  the  Kilauea  plantation.  It  has  been  approved  by  the 
Directors  of  the  Kilauea  Plantation  Company. 
Previously  a line  lower  down  had  been  suggested  by  Mr.  Scott’s 
predecessor,  Mr.  Andrew  Moore,  but  this  was  afterwards  aban- 
doned as  impracticable.  The  line  as  now  located  will,  it  is  be- 
lieved, serve  the  necessary  purpose  and  sufficiently  protect  the 
